A 7-year-old girl, Mia Chatman, was killed Sunday in what is being called a “freak accident” at a car show inside the LA Express1, Inc. building on the 10200 block of Freeman Avenue in Santa Fe Springs on Monday September 23, 2013. (San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Staff Photo by Keith Durflinger)

SANTA FE SPRINGS >> The 7-year-old girl killed when she was hit by a vehicle at a car show in Santa Fe Springs has been identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office as Mia Chatman of Gardena.

The death occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 10200 block of Freeman Ave. at a business identified as LA Express1, Inc. as the result of some kind of car accident, officials said.

It appeared there was a vehicle accident or a vehicle had struck a pallet rack inside that held several pallets of bottled water,” said Brent Hayward, a division chief for the Santa Fe Springs Fire Department.

It’s unknown if the vehicle hit the girl or the rack, officials said.

The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, Hayward said.

About 200 people appeared to be present at what Hayward described as a “car-hopping” event.

A thread by KoolAid365, who has posted promotions for Kool Aid Hydraulics and a company called CBM Hydros on the message board LayItLow.com, advertised a “hop” for Sept. 22.

No arrest has been made, said Officer Bradley White, Whittier Police spokesman, on Tuesday.

White said it’s unknown if the death was the result of an accident or if criminal charges would be filed.

“It will take quite some time to do a through investigation,” he said.

The car show didn’t have a permit from the city and wouldn’t have received one even if the organizers had sought one, said Santa Fe Springs City Manager Thaddeus McCormack on Monday.

The business also doesn’t appear to have a business license, McCormack said.

The company is a courier business and there also may have been doing some custom work or hydraulic work for low riders, Hayward said.

The next step is to ensure that whatever is being done there, doesn’t present a hazard to the employees or the outside community, McCormack said.